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‘Climate Superfund Act’ emerges for last-minute lame-duck action in New Jersey Senate

Tue, 12/16/2025 - 6:24am
The bill would require certain fossil fuel companies to contribute to a state fund to compensate for their impact on climate change.

Trump admin sides with fossil fuel industry in Supreme Court case

Tue, 12/16/2025 - 6:23am
The administration is favoring oil giants in a fight over Louisiana's disappearing coastline.

Political battles swirl over the fate of Europe’s car industry

Tue, 12/16/2025 - 6:13am
Opponents of the EU’s 2035 combustion engine ban are proclaiming victory, but there’s a long way to go before the law is changed.

VW’s $3.5B gamble: Can it win back share in the competitive Chinese market?

Tue, 12/16/2025 - 6:11am
It is developing vehicles tailored to Chinese drivers — cars that will likely never be seen on EU roads.

Finnish refiner Neste says it won’t meet 2035 oil exit goal

Tue, 12/16/2025 - 6:11am
Reaching the climate targets and schedule “would have required significant investments that are currently not realistic,” the company said.

Torrential rains, flooding kill 37 in Moroccan city of Safi

Tue, 12/16/2025 - 6:10am
North Africa has been plagued by years of drought, hardening soils and making mountains, deserts and plains more susceptible to flooding.

Why EPA might purge climate skepticism from its endangerment repeal

Mon, 12/15/2025 - 6:20am
The DOE report by climate contrarians has caused legal problems for Administrator Lee Zeldin's attempts to roll back the scientific finding.

Trump OKs emergency declaration for Washington state floods

Mon, 12/15/2025 - 6:19am
The green light came months after Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson chastised the president for denying the state's past disaster aid requests.

Carbon prices jump after Pennsylvania opts out of cap and trade

Mon, 12/15/2025 - 6:18am
Power plant operators in 10 Northeast states are paying more to comply with regional emissions standards after Gov. Josh Shapiro’s decision.

Maryland decides to study a ‘climate superfund’ after all

Mon, 12/15/2025 - 6:16am
Gov. Wes Moore announced a bid to analyze emissions costs and whether companies should compensate the state for climate impacts.

Texas loads up on bitcoin

Mon, 12/15/2025 - 6:16am
The state purchased $5 million in the cryptocurrency to begin filling its new Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

Florida senator files bill to ease restrictions in development law

Mon, 12/15/2025 - 6:11am
The measure responds to cities and an environmental group that challenged provisions meant to spur rebuilding after hurricanes.

New York advances energy plan that fails to achieve climate goals

Mon, 12/15/2025 - 6:10am
Policymakers are poised to approve a road map for energy policy that doesn’t achieve mandated emissions cuts.

Hunger, makeshift shelters persist in Caribbean after Melissa

Mon, 12/15/2025 - 6:09am
The hurricane killed at least 43 people across Haiti, many of them in Petit-Goâve, where residents are still digging out from under the storm.

South Sudanese community fights to save land from flooding worsened by climate change

Mon, 12/15/2025 - 6:08am
Flooding has displaced more than 375,000 people this year in South Sudan, one of the most vulnerable countries to global warming.

The Paris Agreement at 10: What the world has achieved.

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 6:24am
The blockbuster climate deal made history a decade ago. But its record at taming climate change is spotty.

Noem says FEMA is moving faster than ever. Agency records say otherwise.

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 6:22am
President Donald Trump is approving disaster requests at a slower pace in his second term than his predecessor, former President Joe Biden.

Judge faults Trump admin for scrapping FEMA program

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 6:21am
The decision is a win for Democratic-led states that sued to save the program, which helps states gird for natural disasters.

Deadly floods in southern Asia mark worsening trend

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 6:21am
Some communities are taking their concerns about intensifying climate disasters to the courts.

Trump wants to keep Venezuela’s seized oil. It’s probably legal.

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 6:21am
The U.S. may be able to keep oil worth as much as $100 million after seizing an oil tanker headed to Cuba.

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